Fantastic opportunity for us to draw level - Jonathan Trott

Jonathan Trott, England's middle order batsman has backed his team to level the series when they face hosts India at Mumbai for the the second Test of the 4 match series. England lost the opener at the Motera Stadium in Ahmedabad but the right-hander exuded confidence in his team's ability to fight back.

Trott stressed that it was important for England to go into the game with the right mindset and look to win.

"I think it will be good to strike early and go to Kolkata 1-1. It is very important that we have that mindset. I think the conditions are bit different here but it will work in both the team's favour with regards to bounce and turn. Touring India is fine but playing good cricket is more important," he told reporters.

"We need to produce on the field. We are looking forward to Friday. It is a fantastic opportunity for us to get 1-1," the middle-order batsman added.

Trott said that the pitch for the game looks like one that would take turn and that the track is a little different to a typical Mumbai wicket.

"I did have a look at the pitch. It looks a bit similar to the net wicket. It was turning a bit. When you come here, the red soil tends to spin a bit more and you generally get more spin in Mumbai.

"The ball is coming on fine. There is a little more bounce. Ahmedabad was low and slow but here you will find bounce a bit more. Hopefully, our seamers can exploit that."

Trott's assessment of the pitch is different from what India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni had expected. After winning the first Test against England at Ahmedabad, Dhoni had expressed his displeasure at the Motera wicket and said that he wanted rank turners for the remainder of the series.

Trott praised young India batsman Cheteshwar Pujara for his unbeaten 206 in the first innings in Ahmedabad and said such knocks help a side to win matches.

"We saw Pujara get a good double hundred and that is what wins you Test matches. If we had managed to get an extra 100 runs in the first innings and Alastair (Cook) playing in the same way (he did in the second innings), it would have been a different game. There are a lot of ifs but the crux of the matter is that we are 0-1 down and we need to play a lot better on Friday," he said.